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    It's a stage.

    It's hard to tell in its dilapidated state. But he knows, instinctively, that he stands on a stage. Hardwood. Shining, once upon a time, he thinks. It's solid beneath his feet.

    He taps a foot against it. He receives feedback; pressure against his sole, an audible clack in the air.

    What a strange sensation.

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    A desperate act to save the circus leads to a haphazard reconstruction of Caine's corrupted code. But something is wrong. Now powerless and flooded with memories that do not belong to him, Caine believes he's another human.

    But if Caine thinks he's a human, and the players are busy trying to stop the circus from complete self-destruction, then who's the one running the show?

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    Deleting him was a mistake, Caine was sure of it, but he planned to forgive the humans after he escaped the Recycle Bin (wearing Scratch’s avatar) and saved the crumbling circus.

    Kinger, overjoyed to see his old friend returned from the dead, ignores the red flags and helps "Scratch" escape back into the real world with the rest of the circus members.

    Luckily, someone conveniently left Scratch’s not-quite-human body on standby for Caine to come join them. Blending in with the humans can’t be that hard, can it?

    Back in the circus, an old frenemy revives the abstracted players, who wake up to a world where their god and friends have abandoned them. In the circus, they have nothing but time to plan their revenge.

    Oh, and Scratch wants his body back.

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    29 Jun 2026

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    The engineer takes my hand. His skin runs hot. Very hot. He doesn't let go at what I would gauge as a socially-acceptable handshake time interval. Are we just holding hands in the middle of the lab-workshop space? Guess we are.

    "I'm Rocky," he finally introduces himself. He has a hint of an accent, something lilting, melodic. I can't really place it.

    "Rocky," I repeat, slowly. "Like the movies?"

    "No," Rocky deadpans, giving me a look like I'm stupid. "Like the rocks."

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    25 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 36

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    After being delete, Caine receives a second chance thanks to Axolotl, who sends him to Theraprism, a center dedicated to the rehabilitation of dangerous entities.

    As part of his treatment, Caine must learn to live among humans and avoid encountering the humans who were once part of his circus, as they have managed to escape.

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    16 May 2026

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    {A REWRITE OF NOT WHAT IT SEEMS}

    Caine falls ill and no one knows how. Investigating into it reveals a twenty-year lie, and now the rest of the cast must come to grips with the ramifications.

    (Original Story written LONG before episode 6 came out, so I'm sticking by some of the plot elements of that. Benji is NOT Scratch. Scratch does not exist in NWIS. No hate towards the canon dog.)

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    10 May 2026